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Description: | 15th September 1949
Aerial view of Armley Jail, now usually called Leeds Prison. In 1836 Leeds council decided to create a preventative police force, it was also acknowledged that a prison was needed for the area. It was 1842 before a final decision was reached. The firm of Perkin and Backhouse were to build the stone castellated prison. It had four radial wings and took the duty of carrying out executions for the Borough from York Castle. The building and surrounding land cost ?43,000, it was opened in July 1847. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Aerial View Leeds Prison Armley Jail | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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